Art Resource - AR926337

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Chappe's aerial telegraph system, Algeria, mid-19th century, (c1870). Claude Chappe's (1763-1805) optical telegraph station used a system of rope and pulleys operated inside the station which enabled the arms on the post to be moved into different semaphore positions. At the next station in the chain, using a telescope, the operators would read the semaphore message, then pass it to the subsequent station. From Les Merveilles de la Science (The Wonders of Science), by Louis Figuier. (Paris, c1870).

Unique Identifier AR926337

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4794px × 3641px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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